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The Language of Reporting Motorcycle Accidents

Sometimes a motorcyclist has nobody to blame for a crash other than themselves.  Sometimes they share the blame.  Other times they are blam…

Started by XLFD

0 Jun 10, 2018

Another Ludington Motorcyclist Hit by a Negligent Driver who Faces No Consequences

Just two weeks after the Mason County Sheriff's Office couldn't find it in themselves to write any citation for a driver who turned in fron…

Started by XLFD

3 Jun 4, 2018
Reply by AQUAMAN

Passing a Bicycle Passing Bill

Sometimes lawmakers at any level will write a meaningless bill or pass a meaningless bit of legislation in order to make it look as if they…

Started by XLFD

0 Mar 25, 2018

Feelgood Phony Fixes for Pedestrians, GR Edition

On September 11, 2017 the City of Grand Rapids began the first phase of a multiyear pedestrian safety campaign aimed at increasing awarenes…

Started by XLFD

0 Feb 10, 2018

Unequal Justice Drives Me Buggy

In late 2015, BUMPS looked at an Amish buggy that was rear ended by a car driven by somebody who obviously wasn't paying enough attention…

Started by XLFD

3 Dec 26, 2017
Reply by XLFD

Golf Carts on Highways?!

Remember when during Ryan Cox's brief interlude as mayor in 2015, the city passed an ordinance allowing golf carts to roll through the stre…

Started by XLFD

4 Nov 2, 2017
Reply by John Doe Jr

What's So Difficult About Printing the Truth About Motorcycle Crashes?

I am always perplexed about media coverage of motorcycle crashes, and why they seem to go out of their way to vindicate bad drivers breakin…

Started by XLFD

0 Sep 18, 2017

Reckless Reporting and Investigating in Motorcycle Accidents

I have presented numerous articles where the police and media cooperate in further ruining the lives of an accident victim by misrepresenti…

Started by XLFD

6 Aug 22, 2017
Reply by XLFD

Old Motorcyclist Fades Away from Sight of Inattentive Motorist

As related in the Mason County Press:  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 76-year-old motorcyclist was injured after his motorcycle was rear-ende…

Started by XLFD

9 Aug 10, 2017
Reply by IHaveANotion

The Churly and the Burley

A Western Michigan mother is going across the crosswalk on her bicycle regulated by a stop sign towing her baby along behind her when the u…

Started by XLFD

1 Aug 7, 2017
Reply by IHaveANotion

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